Charles Nelson Manning (born March 31, 1979) is a former professional baseball relief pitcher who last played for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. He played part of the 2008 season in Major League Baseball for the Washington Nationals. He went to the University of Tampa and is listed with a height of 6'2 and weight of 180 pounds. Manning throws and bats left-handed.

Career

Manning was selected in the 9th round of the

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by the New York Yankees. On July 31, 2003, Manning was traded to the

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with

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for Aaron Boone. The Yankees re-acquired him on June 18, 2004, for

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. Manning was a Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star. He spent the season with Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton. Manning became a minor league free agent after the 2007 season and signed with the Washington Nationals. On May 23, , the Nationals called Manning up from Triple-A

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. On October 15, 2008, Manning was picked up on waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was acquired for use in spot relief situations against left-handed hitters, but did not make the Cardinals roster. In , he pitched for the Memphis Redbirds, the Cardinals' top farm team. He became a free agent again after the season, and did not pitch again until joining the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in the

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in 2011, who he played with from 2011 to 2013.

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